Session Name: Bridging Borders - Addressing the Health Needs of Indigenous and Migrant Pediatric Surgical Patients in North America through a Global Health Lens. A Collaboration of APSA and CAPS Global Committees.

Bridging Borders: Addressing the Health Needs of Indigenous and Migrant Pediatric Surgical Patients in North America through a Global Health Lens

Saturday, May 10, 2025

11:00 AM – 11:45 AM East Coast USA Time

Location: Place du Canada

Moderator (s)

Robin T. Petroze, MD MPH (she/her/hers)

Associate Professor, Vice Chair of Global Surgery
C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Sherif Emil, MD,CM,FACS,FRCSC,FAAP

Mirella & Lino Saputo Foundation Chair
Department of Pediatric Surgery;McGill University Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Speaker(s)

Suzanne Yoder, MD MPH (she/her/hers)

Pediatric Surgeon
Locum Tenens
Shell Beach, California, United States
Hussein Wissanji, MD

Director, Colorectal Centre of Excellence (COCOE)
The Montreal Children's Hospital; McGill University Health Centre
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
SS

Samir Shaheen-Hussain, MD (he/him/his)

Pediatric Emergency Physician & Associate Professor
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, McGill University
Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Robin T. Petroze, MD MPH (she/her/hers)

Associate Professor, Vice Chair of Global Surgery
C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States